Which HID bulbs are brightest?

The brightest HID color temperature is 6000K, emitting perfectly white light with a slight tint of blue. 4300K and 5000K will be close seconds but will have a very light tint of yellow (4300K) or a faint tint of blue (5000K).

What is the brightest HID headlight bulb that is legal?

HID bulbs with higher colour temperatures are often road legal. Despite their bluish colour, HID bulbs are bright enough to be safe for use on the road. For the best performance and lighting, you’ll want xenon bulbs that reach around 5000K.

How bright are H3 bulbs?

For Lumens, AUXLIGHT H3 LED Fog Light Bulbs is 1500 lumens per bulb, yet the stock halogen bulbs is about 450 lumens per bulb. 300% brighter than stock bulbs.

How many lumens is a 55W H3 bulb?

1521 Lumen
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Light Source Type Halogen
Brand SYLVANIA
Brightness 1521 Lumen
Wattage 55 watts
Fit Type Vehicle Specific

Is 55W HID brighter than 35w?

You will get about a 50% brightness increase by going from a 35-watt ballast to a 55-watt ballast. So the 8,000K HID bulb will go from 1,000 maximum lux to 1,500 maximum lux at 25 feet, but the color will shift to a 6,000K color. Just because your HID bulb says 10,000K or 12,000K does not mean that it is brighter.

Is 8000K HID legal?

Xenon HID bulbs with a high colour temperature – such as 8000K or above – are sometimes not road legal. Halogen bulbs with a colour temperature of 4300K or over also tend to be non-road legal.

What are H3 bulbs used for?

H1 and H3 bulbs are both a type of halogen bulb. They’re both approved for general use in the European Union, US, and Japan. This means that they can be used as headlights as well as for other purposes, such as fog lights, turn signals etc.

How many watts is an H3 bulb?

Technical Details

Manufacturer ‎HELLA
Exterior ‎Machined
Manufacturer Part Number ‎H3 130WTB
Mirror Lighting Type ‎Automotive-exterior-headlight-bulbs
Wattage ‎55 watts

How many lumens is a halogen H3 bulb?

Member. H3 55w bulbs put out about 1500 lumen of candle power.

What HID bulb to use?

Stadiums. Some stadiums use 60 HID lamps – each about 1,000 watts – in one of their suspended light banks over the field.

  • Parking garages and gas stations. Anybody want to park in a 20-story incandescent-lit parking garage?
  • Street lights. The original HID lamp – mercury vapor – was actually invented for street lights.
  • Retail.

    • What does hid stand for in bulb?

    Mercury-vapor lamps

  • Metal-halide (MH) lamps
  • Ceramic MH lamps
  • Sodium-vapor lamps
  • Xenon short-arc lamps

    • What is the primary use of HID bulbs?

    be type approved to ECE Regulation 98 as a component

  • when fitted to the vehicle should enable ECE Regulation 48 to be complied with (although no government inspection will take place)
  • comply with RVLR as far as “use” is concerned

    • How hot does a HID bulb get?

    It greatly depends on the type of bulb you’re using. A standard halogen headlight bulb can reach several hundred degrees during operation, and the headlight lens itself might be over 100 degrees. HID lights can reach very, very high temperatures (far in excess of what a halogen can achieve).